I held my breath as we do sometimes to stop time when something wonderful has touched us... — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
“Silas was tired of living in a world where everyone and everything held its breath.” — Ari Berk Copy Share Image
“I held my breath—but the pain was worse, jagged edges of glass ripping my heart apart,” — Melanie Benjamin Copy Share Image
“An empty house has its own special silence. It is like a great held breath.” — Anne Rivers Siddons Copy Share Image
“My heart - which, thrilled at my daring, had held its breath for a moment or two - began suddenly to beat… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Mina held her breath as Jared's eyes flickered between them, the longest pause in the history of long pauses.” — Chanda Hahn Copy Share Image
The house was immaculate, as always, not a stray hair anywhere, not a flake of dandruff or a crumpled towel. Even the… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“There is a sound to waiting. It sounds like held breath pounding its fists against the walls of the lung, damp and… — Jean Hanff Korelitz Copy Share Image
and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the same way a soldier holds… — Andrea Gibson Copy Share Image
“She wanted to buckle, lie on her side and gasp like an eviscerated fish. She held her breath against it, but her… — Julie Anne Long Copy Share Image
“Buttoning the length of my shirt with Left Neglect and one right hand takes the same kind of singular, intricate, held-breath concentration… — Lisa Genova Copy Share Image
Just at the turn of the tide, nature held its breath - no bird sang, everything seemed to be waiting and waiting.… — M.C. Beaton Copy Share Image
“You never told me how the story ends, Gabe." She held her breath, waiting for his response. His expression held all the… — Bella Andre Copy Share Image
“I held my breath as he reached out to skim his fingers across my cheek. Then he leaned down and brushed his… — Sloane Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The day we met, frozen I held my breath. Right from the start, I knew that I found the home for my… — Glee Thousand Years Original Christina Perri Copy Share Image
The day we met Frozen I held my breath Right from the start I knew it I found a home for my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We packed our trunks and suitcases, prepared for our natural and necessary moves away from home. Outwardly, we breathed sighs of relief… — Hannah Pittard Copy Share Image
“Then she was in the air, and Carlyle involuntarily held his breath. He had not realized that the dive was nearly forty… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Slowly he edges nearer. He reaches out a hand, so openly and plainly that I believe I am going to expire. The… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
“I’m gonna hold on to my self-control as long as I fucking can. And when I can’t…” She held her breath until… — Kit Rocha Copy Share Image
“When she spoke, Tom held his breath, so eagerly he listened; when she sang, he sat like one entranced. She touched his… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Buster closed his eyes, held his breath, and, before he realized that the gun had been fired, a gust of heat and… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
“I held my breath, and refused to blink; he placed his hand on the bed to brace himself as he leaned towards… — S.L. Naeole Copy Share Image
“She could feel these hands tremble, and she could feel Mr. Kidder’s excitement. How eager she was to be gone from this… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“His body had become a statue as soon as the man’s hand made contact. He was perfectly still on his bed of… — Nicole Trope Copy Share Image
“He all but held his breath as he waited for her to force that façade back into place. Or to leave his… — Jess Michaels Copy Share Image
“I saw her when I came back... Her eyes were closed and everything. I had to stop. I just watched her. It… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“He didn’t pay attention to her. I held my breath waiting for him to tell me what he saw. Valerie” — Nikki Jefford Copy Share Image
“The sky bruised my eyes with rain's weight and my body was a held breath.” — Warren Heiti Copy Share Image
...the air seeming to gather around her like held breath. As if this whole place were a story about her. — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“I held my breath, trying to find the words to argue. I didn’t care if she was on her period—at this point… — Kendall Ryan Copy Share Image
“He spoke obliviously and happily, believing himself to be a perfect pitch raconteur and public performer, while everyone with him held their… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“We are always waiting, aren't we? All in a state of hesitation and held breath. Sometimes it's glorious like a storm at… — Suzanne Hayes Copy Share Image
“But the king was frowning. "I expected you a month ago." Aedion actually had the nerve to shrug. "Apologies. The Staghorns were… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“Do you know what else I think? I think I like the idea of Lola Carlyle worrying about me." He slid his… — Rachel Gibson Copy Share Image
When Byron's eyes were shut in death, We bow'd our head and held our breath. He taught us little; but our soul… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
